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Where to buy and sell vinyl records in Denver
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Denver's record-store map is not just one neighborhood. The strongest central run sits around Colfax, Broadway, Five Points, and Baker, while the full Denver directory also reaches into Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Arvada, Westminster, Englewood, and nearby suburbs. That matters if you are visiting: some stops are easy to combine on foot or by a short ride, while others are better treated as their own west-side or north-side detours.
The useful split is simple: Wax Trax and Twist & Shout are the major legacy anchors; Drop To Pop and Recollect are smaller central stops; the Broadway corridor adds Goldmine Vintage, Love Vinyl Records, Wax Trax Broadway Bazaar, Invincible Vinyl, and several vintage/audio crossover listings; Chain Reaction Records is the punk and metal Lakewood stop; Aural HiFi and Electric City Repair & Records are stronger for listeners who care about gear as much as records.
Quick central Denver plan
If you only have one afternoon, start on East Colfax with Wax Trax Records, then head toward Broadway for Drop To Pop Records and Curio, Recollect Records, Love Vinyl Records, Goldmine Vintage, Wax Trax Broadway Bazaar, and Invincible Vinyl. Twist & Shout is east of that cluster on Colfax and works well as either the first or last stop, depending on where you are staying.
Wax Trax Records
Wax Trax Records, at 638 E 13th Ave, is one of Denver's clearest starting points if you want a classic city record-store stop rather than a narrow boutique. The directory listing points to new and used CDs, DVDs, T-shirts, patches, vinyl, and collectibles, with additional inventory next door.
One detail matters for visitors: Wax Trax is not only one generic address. The 13th Avenue operation includes a nearby/adjacent vinyl-and-collectibles setup, while Wax Trax Records Broadway Bazaar is a separate South Broadway address. If you are going specifically for vinyl, check both the 13th Avenue area and the Broadway Bazaar listing rather than assuming they are the same stop.
Review-derived store signals point to a large vinyl selection across multiple genres, used record buying, quick PayPal payment for some collection buys, and staff with experience evaluating records. The Google summary in the VP database shows a 4.7 rating from 1,343 reviews, making it one of the strongest public-signal listings in the Denver set.
Best for: first Denver stop, used vinyl, collection selling, multi-format buyers, long browsing around Capitol Hill.
Contact: waxtraxrecords.com | (303) 831-7246 | Google Maps
Twist & Shout Records
Twist & Shout Records, at 2508 E Colfax Ave, is the large East Colfax anchor on the City Park/Congress Park side of the route. Its VP listing describes an 11,000-square-foot store carrying vinyl records, CDs, and DVDs, with rare, out-of-print, import vinyl, live performances, signings, curbside pickup, and mail-order service.
This is the Denver stop for scale. The Google summary in the database shows a 4.7 rating from 2,240 reviews, and the store's description gives it the kind of detail that helps a visitor decide whether to build a whole route around it.
Best for: broad selection, rare and import vinyl, visitors who want one big record-store anchor, live-store culture.
Contact: twistandshout.com | (303) 722-1943 | Google Maps
Drop To Pop Records and Curio
Drop To Pop Records and Curio, at 2185 N Broadway, is a small Five Points stop with a seller FAQ already in the VP listing. The store says it is mainly interested in rock, jazz, and R&B, and that 78s are generally difficult unless they are blues or R&B records.
For sellers, this is one of the more concrete Denver listings because the buying notes include a clear process: let the shop know in advance what type of records you plan to bring, expect common records in good condition to be valued modestly, and ask about cash or store credit. For buyers, the draw is curation rather than square footage.
Worth a stop if: you want smaller curated digging, rock, jazz, R&B, or clear seller expectations before carrying records in.
Contact: @drop.to.pop | (303) 919-0257 | Google Maps
Recollect Records
Recollect Records, at 1255 Delaware St, sits close enough to the central route to work as a practical stop between the Colfax side and the Broadway side. The current VP card has address, phone, email, website, and Facebook details, but not a long description yet.
Use it as a route add-on rather than the whole plan. If you are comparing central Denver shops, it works as a useful stop between the Colfax/Capitol Hill side and South Broadway.
Worth a stop if: you are checking multiple central stores in one afternoon or want another local contact before selling.
Contact: recollectrecords.com | (720) 542-8785 | Google Maps
Goldmine Vintage
Goldmine Vintage, at 227 N Broadway #102, is a vintage-shopping and record-buying crossover. The VP listing is especially useful for sellers: Goldmine says it buys records for cash, considers all genres, and can make house calls for clothing and record buys.
That makes Goldmine different from a pure bin-digging stop. It belongs on the Broadway route if you want records and vintage clothing in the same afternoon, or if you are trying to sell a mixed collection where clothing and vinyl overlap.
Best for: Broadway vintage route, cash buys, all-genre record selling, house-call questions, clothing-plus-record collections.
Contact: goldminevintage.com | (303) 447-0065 | Google Maps
Love Vinyl Records
Love Vinyl Records, at 55 N Broadway, is one of the central Broadway seller contacts in the Denver directory. Its VP notes say the Denver side can help evaluate collections locally, while the buying conversation starts with styles, eras, condition, and a general asking price for the lot.
The most useful detail for sellers is the option structure: the listing says collection value depends on condition, rarity, and demand, and that store credit can sometimes offer more value than a direct purchase. That makes Love Vinyl a better fit for a planned collection conversation than a vague walk-in guess.
Start here if: you are selling a collection in Denver and can describe styles, eras, condition, and whether you want cash or credit.
Contact: lovevinylrecords.com | (303) 282-6590 | Google Maps
Wax Trax Records Broadway Bazaar
Wax Trax Records Broadway Bazaar, at 200 S Broadway, gives the central route a second Wax Trax stop. The VP listing describes used vinyl, 45s, CDs, cassettes, turntables, punk, hardcore, jazz, soul, hip-hop, reggae, dub, metal, indie, and rock, plus buying for vinyl records, LPs, and CDs.
The Google review summary in the database shows a 4.9 rating from 47 reviews and points to diverse new and used vinyl, used 12-inch records, shipping, and a separate used-records angle. If the main Wax Trax stop is the classic Capitol Hill anchor, Broadway Bazaar is the South Broadway continuation.
Best for: used vinyl, 45s, CDs, cassettes, punk, jazz, reggae, metal, hip-hop, and sellers asking about LPs or CDs.
Contact: waxtraxrecords.com | (303) 831-0024 | Google Maps
Invincible Vinyl
Invincible Vinyl, at 99 Kalamath St, has one of the more detailed seller notes in the Denver directory. The store says it looks at each record individually, factoring in title value, demand, record condition, and sleeve condition, and that it may take a whole collection even if some records have little resale demand.
The useful seller detail is the store-credit note: the listing says store credit may bring about 10 percent more value than a direct cash-style deal. That is exactly the kind of thing worth knowing before someone hauls a collection across town.
Start here if: you have a mixed collection and want a title-by-title evaluation or a store-credit conversation.
Contact: @invincible_vinyl | (720) 645-2577 | Google Maps
Chain Reaction Records
Chain Reaction Records, at 8795 W Colfax Ave in Lakewood, is outside the central route but too strong to ignore. Its review summary points to punk and metal vinyl, DIY community focus, T-shirts, patches, toys, accessories, and a small skate-shop area.
The Google summary in the database shows a 4.8 rating from 289 reviews. If your Denver route leans punk, metal, hardcore, or local-scene energy, make this a separate west-side stop rather than trying to squeeze it into the downtown walk.
Best for: punk, metal, hardcore, local DIY culture, Lakewood/W Colfax route, sellers with punk or metal records.
Contact: chainreactionrecords.com | (303) 237-4445 | Google Maps
Aural HiFi
Aural HiFi, at 1438 S Broadway, is not a pure record-store listing, but it matters for Denver vinyl people because the database summary points to vintage and new hi-fi equipment, turntables, tube amps, speaker work, audio restoration, and vinyl playback on display systems.
The Google summary shows a 4.9 rating from 60 reviews. Treat this as a gear stop on a South Broadway route: not the place to judge by bin count, but a useful address if your record habit has already turned into a speaker, receiver, turntable, or listening-room habit.
Worth a stop if: you care about turntables, speakers, vintage hi-fi, restoration, or listening-system upgrades around South Broadway.
Contact: auralhifi.com | (720) 432-0373 | Google Maps
Electric City Repair & Records
Electric City Repair & Records, at 7225 Lowell Blvd in Westminster, is a record and audio-repair crossover. Its VP FAQ says it typically looks for 1970s-to-modern rock or jazz, does not value most classical, show tunes, big band, or easy-listening records, and requires sellers to bring records in because condition is a major part of evaluation.
For buyers, the store describes a mostly used selection, with Friday pricing/restocking, and occasional new records including 90s alternative and hip-hop. For sellers, the notes are direct enough to prevent wasted trips.
Start here if: your collection leans rock or jazz and you are already looking northwest of central Denver.
Contact: electriccityrepair.com | (303) 431-6499 | Google Maps
Selling records in Denver
Denver is one of the better VP cities for seller signals because several listings explain buying policies instead of just listing a phone number. Start with Wax Trax or Wax Trax Broadway Bazaar for a broad used-vinyl conversation; try Drop To Pop if the collection leans rock, jazz, R&B, blues, or R&B 78s; contact Goldmine if records are part of a wider vintage/clothing cleanout; use Invincible or Love Vinyl when you want a more title-by-title collection evaluation; save Electric City for rock/jazz records where an in-person condition check makes sense.
Before contacting stores, sort your collection by obvious condition and genre. For Denver shops, the strongest seller signals cluster around rock, jazz, R&B, punk, metal, modern records, CDs, and mixed used collections. If you have classical, show tunes, big band, easy listening, or common 78s, ask first rather than assuming every shop wants them.
Planning a Denver record-store route
Use the central route if you want a real Denver afternoon: Wax Trax, Twist & Shout, Drop To Pop, Recollect, Goldmine, Love Vinyl, Wax Trax Broadway Bazaar, and Invincible Vinyl. Add Aural HiFi if gear matters. Make Chain Reaction a separate Lakewood/W Colfax trip if punk and metal are high priority. For broader metro digging, check Black & Read, Black & Read II, Electric Cherry, and The Vinyl Reset from the full Denver city page.
Source note: store addresses, ratings, review counts, Google Maps links, and review-derived quick facts above come from the VinylPackman Denver directory and local quality-check data. Review language is summarized as store signals rather than quoted directly, and Google-hosted review photos are not reused here.